Chocolate cake with chocolate glaze, nuts and candied fruits

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 3 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make chocolate cake with chocolate glaze and nuts and candied fruits? Prepare the dough. Heat the milk until warm, it should reach a temperature of 37-38 degrees, this is important - if it is hot, the yeast will die and the baked goods will not rise; if it is cold, they will not work. Add yeast, a tablespoon of sugar and two tablespoons of flour to the milk, mix and send to a warm place so that the yeast “comes to life” and starts working.

2. STEP 2

   

   Break the eggs into a deep bowl, beat a little with sugar. Then add vanilla sugar, cocoa and soft butter. I also added a teaspoon of turmeric and a tablespoon of lemon zest, you can add orange zest, it will be more fragrant. Beat again until smooth.

3. STEP 3

   

   In the meantime, the dough should “rise” and increase in volume - this means the yeast has begun to “work.”

4. STEP 4

   

   Add the dough and half of the pre-sifted flour (sifting will enrich the flour with oxygen and the baked goods will be more fluffy) to the bowl of the egg-sugar mixture, stir with a whisk.

5. STEP 5

   

   Cover with a towel and place in a warm place for an hour.

6. STEP 6

   

   Then add the candied fruits and nuts, washed and dried on paper towels (to prevent the candied fruits from sticking to each other, add a teaspoon of flour to them and mix). Add the other half of the flour to the dough, knead a soft dough that does not stick to your hands. Cover with a towel and place in a warm place for 40 minutes.

7. STEP 7

   

   Grease the molds (I took paper molds with a diameter of 9 and 11 mm) and fill them halfway with dough. Let them proof in a warm place for 30 minutes.

8. STEP 8

   

   Bake the cakes in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 20-25 minutes; it may take a little more or less time, depending on your oven. Check readiness with a toothpick. If, when you dip a toothpick into the cake, it remains dry, the cake is ready! For the glaze, break the chocolate into pieces, melt in a water bath, add butter, stir, let cool slightly and cover the cakes. Decorate with nuts and candied fruits.

Comments on the recipe

Lilya

07.09.2023

4.9

As a chocolate fan, I love it! In return, I will offer a recipe for cottage cheese cake.

Tortaletka

07.09.2023

4.8

Lunch!..the harmony of happiness flourishes!)